#BIAS AMP 2 MACOSX MANUAL#
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#BIAS AMP 2 MACOSX SOFTWARE#

The software is available to buy separately, but a free licence is included as part of the Bias Mini Guitar package.

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Softly Does ItĪs with the Bias Head, you could simply treat the Bias Mini as a stand‑alone, 16‑preset modelling amplifier, but you’d miss out on the power of Positive Grid’s Bias Amp 2 Pro amplifier design software, which can be run stand‑alone or as a VST/AU plug‑in on Windows and Mac platforms. The Bias Mini Guitar features both line‑ and speaker‑level outputs, allowing you to hook it up to a PA or a recording system and drive a speaker cabinet simultaneously. Bluetooth is disabled when the USB connection is in use. Lastly, a USB Type‑B connector allows direct connection of the Bias Mini to a desktop computer, and a blue‑illuminated switch initiates Bluetooth pairing with an iPad running the Bias Amp 2 software. This - and the lack of warning on the device itself - disappointed me, since many mixers and audio interfaces supply only phantom power that is only switchable globally it may be an idea to budget for a decent DI box or an isolating unit to keep phantom power at bay.

#BIAS AMP 2 MACOSX MANUAL#

The manual notes that connecting this DI output to a microphone input with phantom power may cause damage to the Bias Mini, thereby implying that the Bias Mini’s DI output has not been designed to deal with phantom power.

The Bias Mini’s MIDI I/O is via a pair of mini‑jacks (suitable DIN to mini‑jack adaptors are provided), the 4‑16 Ω speaker output is carried by a red‑collared quarter‑inch TS jack and an XLR with ground‑lift that delivers the DI output.

On the rear panel, you’ll find an IEC mains socket, a pair of quarter‑inch TRS jacks that carry the effects‑loop send and return plus a single one that allows you to plug in the optional four‑button, four‑preset select Bias footswitch. But the five remaining knobs (Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble and Master) are instantly familiar. There’s also a continuous Output level control, whose function can be switched across the Bias Mini’s four outputs (Speaker Out, Line Out, FX Send and Headphone output). The detented, eight‑position preset selector manages access to the unit’s twin eight‑slot preset banks (giving the Mini 16 presets in total, compared with the Bias Head’s 25). Its diminutive silver and black, 1U half‑rack fascia carries seven silver knobs (the Bias Rack has 14), a stereo headphone mini‑jack and a quarter‑inch TS jack mono instrument input, and the whole ensemble has more the appearance of a preamp than a full guitar amp - yet there’s a beefy 300W (into 4Ω) Class‑D power amp in this box. The 2.36kg Bias Mini Guitar is well named, as it packs the same emulation engine and USB/wireless connectivity found in the Bias Amp and Bias Head into a smaller, yet simple‑to‑operate form factor.

It’s only a year and a half since I reviewed Positive Grid’s 600W Bias Head modelling guitar amp and Bias Amp Professional amp‑design software, but the design team certainly haven’t been resting on their laurels - 2018 has seen the release not only of the Bias Mini Guitar and Bias Amp Pro 2, but also of Bias Amp Bass and Bias Amp 2 Mobile. Ever wanted to tailor your own software amp in a plug‑in, and pack the result into a box to take on stage with a real speaker?

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